WHAT WE DO / DOING GOOD / DG-07
STATION DG-07 · DOING GOOD
Prison Ministry
The sentence ends. The stigma does not have to.
Inside: study groups, letters, and visits. Outside: rides on release day, ID paperwork, a first job lead, and a church that will treat a returning citizen like a member instead of a project.
STATION
DG-07 · Acts of Mercy
CADENCE
Monthly inside, weekly re-entry
NEEDS
Mentors, employers, drivers
CLEARANCE
TDCJ approval required
FROM THE FIELD
Release day.
Recorded with permission from participants after release. Nothing is filmed inside a facility.
EMBED SLOT · 16:9HOW IT RUNS
Three steps, every time
Correspond first
Letters and study groups build a relationship before release.
Meet the gate
A ride, a meal, and documents started the same day.
Employment and church
A job lead from our employer list and a congregation expecting them.
“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” — Matthew 25:36
RELATED INITIATIVES & EVENTS AT THIS STATION
Beyond the station, in motion.
RUNNING SOMETHING HERE?
Tell us about your initiative or event and we’ll add it to this station.
Tell us about itPARTNERS AT THIS STATION
We don’t do any of this alone.
TDCJ volunteer services
INSTITUTIONAL
Clearances, facility scheduling, and program approval.
Second Chance employers
BUSINESS NETWORK
Eleven Houston employers who interview our referrals.
Gulf Coast Legal
PROFESSIONAL
Record sealing and license reinstatement clinics.
DOING GOOD · DG-07
This station runs on people who show up twice.
Bring the skill you already use all week. We will match it to a need and tell you exactly when to be there.